Rybnica, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Explained

Rybnica
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Świętokrzyskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sandomierz
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Klimontów
Coordinates:50.6031°N 21.4175°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:90
Registration Plate:TSA

Rybnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Klimontów, within Sandomierz County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 7km (04miles) south-west of Klimontów, 260NaN0 west of Sandomierz, and 650NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Kielce.[1]

During the January Uprising, on 20 October 1863, it was the site of the Battle of Rybnica, in which Polish insurgents commanded by Dionizy Czachowski defeated Russian troops.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.